mah introduces questions and refers to an unspecified matter, event, or requirement in Aramaic clauses.

As a function word, mah is used in interrogative and indefinite clauses: it frames an inquiry or points to an unspecified matter, such as what is hidden, what will occur, or whatever is required.

1. Interrogative and indefinite clause marker · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies both interrogative-particle and indefinite-pronoun uses. In Daniel 2:15 the APB renders an inquiry about the king's hasty decree as "Why is the decree so hasty"; in Daniel 2:22 and Daniel 2:29 it renders the unspecified content as "what is in darkness" and "what will be." In Ezra 6:9 and Ezra 7:18, the APB presents an open-ended requirement or choice with "whatever is needed" and "Whatever seems good to you."

   Daniel 2:15Daniel 2:22Daniel 2:29Daniel 4:32Ezra 6:9Ezra 7:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between question wording such as "Why" and indefinite wording such as "what" and "whatever." These renderings show the clauses' overall presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.